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RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN BOARD OF THE
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY, THE BAY RIDGE VOLUNTEER FIRE CO., INC.,
AND THE BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD, INC.
RESOLUTION NO. 222, 93
INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Betty Monahan
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mrs. Susan Goetz
WHEREAS, the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.,
heretofore organized within its department, emergency rescue and
first aid squads composed of firemen who are members of the
Companies and furnished certain ambulance services, and
WHEREAS, on or about the 30th day of December, 1991, the Town
Board of the Town of Queensbury and the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire
Company, Inc., entered into an agreement for the provision of
certain emergency ambulance services, and
WHEREAS, since the time of the aforesaid organization of
rescue and first aid squads and since the time of the contract for
emergency ambulance service, a new corporation has been formed
known as the "Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc.," and said corporation,
together with the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. and the
Town of Queensbury, are desirous of altering the services to be
performed by the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., and
amending the referred to agreement to provide that the Bay Ridge
Rescue Squad, Inc., shall stand in the place and stead of the Bay
Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., and be liable and responsible
to provide emergency medical service and general ambulance service
and generally be liable and responsible for all duties,
obligations, and responsibilities under the agreement previously
existing between the Town of Queensbury and the Fire Company and
receive in connection therewith, all consideration pro rated that
would have been paid to the Fire Company under said Agreement, and
WHEREAS, an Agreement has been presented at this meeting,
whereby the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc. would assume all duties
and responsibilities for emergency medical service and ambulance
service currently provided by the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company,
Inc., and
WHEREAS, the form of the said proposed agreement has been
approved by Paul B. Dusek, Town Attorney for the Town of
Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing is required pursuant to Town Law
§184 prior to the time that the Town Board may enter into such
agreement, and
WHEREAS, there was duly posted and published notice that such
a public hearing would be held before the Town Board of the Town of
Queensbury at 7:00 p.m. on April 5, 1993, relative to the proposed
agreement presented at this meeting, and
WHEREAS, said public hearing was duly held and all persons
interested in the subject thereof were heard, and
WHEREAS, it appears that said proposed agreement is fair and
reasonable,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, on
behalf of the fire protection district, hereby enters into said
agreement with the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., and the Bay
Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc., in the form presented at this meeting,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor of the Town of Queensbury
be and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute said
agreement on behalf of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury and
the Fire Protection District.
Duly adopted this 5th day of April, 1993, by the following
vote:
AYES: Mr. Caimano, Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Monahan, Mrs. Goetz, Mr.
Brandt
NOES: None
ABSENT:None